Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چپ چوره (çepe çevre),[1][2] from چوره (çevre),[3] possibly equivalent to a reduplication of çevre (circumference; environment).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈpe.t͡ʃev.ɾe/
  • Hyphenation: çe‧pe‧çev‧re

Adjective edit

çepeçevre

  1. surrounding, encircling, encompassing all around

Adverb edit

çepeçevre

  1. In a way to surround all sides, all around.
    Synonym: fırdolayı

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “چپ چوره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 713
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “چپ چوره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 467
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çevre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit